North East Vietnam on Bike 6 Days

Day 1: Hanoi - Thai Nguyen - Bac Can (Meals: Lunch, Dinner) 
Pick up at hotel. Transfer by private bus/ car to Thai Nguyen. Start bike ride to Bac Can. First day easy ride up and down hill, scenery of palm trees with village of Tay and Nung a long the way.
Overnight in Bac Can.

Day 2: Bac Can - Ba Be National Park (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Morning ride 20 km outside Bac Can and up hill, turn off highway 3 to a quiet road, great view small village of Tay and Thai on the opposite of the river. Lunch on the way.
Later afternoon we take our boat cruise on Ba Be lakes. The national park of Ba Be is centred on large Ba Be Lake. This is just one continuous water body although its name means "three lakes”. Visit Pac Ngoi village.
Overnight in Pac Ngoi village - Ba Be National park.

Day 3: Ba Be - Cao Bang (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
We ride through several passes of PiaOac mountain range to Nguyen Binh, then we have bus transfer to Cao Bang. Here the H'mong, Zao, Tho and Nung ethnic minority people all live in harmony.
Overnight in Cao Bang.

Day 4: Cao Bang - Ban Gioc Falls - Cao Bang (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) 
Good paved road all the way to waterfalls. Up and down Ma Phuc pass. Scenic beauty of Karst valley, numerous Tay and Nung villages. Picnic lunch and swim at Ban Gioc waterfalls - the border falls between Vietnam and China, which boasts the largest waterfall in Vietnam.
Later afternoon bus transfer back to Cao Bang.
Overnight in Cao Bang.

Day 5: Cao Bang - Lang Son - Mau Son (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Morning ride 67km to That Khe, passing 3 mountain passed and Dong Khe. Lunch break in That Khe. Afternoon we take bus transfer to Lang Son and onto Mau Son, nice sunset on arrival.
Overnight in Mau Son. 

Day 6: Mau Son - Ha Noi (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
At leisure time to discover villages around Mau Son. Later morning ride down hill to Lang Son. This border town had been all destroyed during the recent Sino - Vietnamese war, but was rebuilt to become an important trade center in north eastern region. Afternoon we take bus transfer to Hanoi. Farewell dinner. End of tour.

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Sapa trek & Topas Eco Lodge 4 Days

Night 1: Night train to Lao Cai

8.00pm: Transfer from your hotel to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train to Lao Cai. Overnight in AC soft sleeper wooden cabin.

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sapa ( B / L / D ) 4 – 5 hour trek and home stay
Arrive in Lao Cai around 6.00 am. Welcome by our tour guide in Lao Cai and transferred to Sapa. Breakfast in local restaurant. After breakfast we can pack up for the trek or stroll in Sapa market walk around the town. We will begin our trek at 10 am. We will trek on small trails down hill to Muong Hoa Valley and visit LaoChai village of Black H’mong and Ta Van village of the Dzay minority groups. Picnic lunch on the way. We will reach Tavan, a village of Dzay minority around 4.30 pm. Dinner and overnight homestay in a local house.

Day 2: Trek and home stay ( B / L / D ) 5 hour trek and homestay
Breakfast at the home stay. We leave Ta Van Village at 8.30 am for Giang Ta Chai, a village of Red Dzao minority. Today we trek through thick bamboo forest and enjoy great view of rice terraces. Around noon we reach Giang Ta Chai, visit to the village and have picnic lunch by Muong Hoa Rive. In the afternoon we cross the river and head to Ban Ho, a village of Tay minority group. We will have dinner and overnight in a traditional house-on-stilt of the Tay in Ban Ho village.

Day 3: Topas Eco Lodge ( B / L / _ )
After breakfast at the home stay we leave Ban Ho and walk 3 km on good trails to our bus. Short transfer to Topas Eco Lodge. Upon arrival in Topas Eco Lodge we check in hotel and relax in the eco lodge. Lunch in the eco lodge. Dinner on guests account. Overnight in Topas Eco lodge.

Day 4: Back to Hanoi ( B )
Breakfast in Topas Eco Lodge. Relax in the eco lodge and take the car at 11.30 am to Sapa Town. Leave luggage at my office then free to explore the town. We can visit Ham Rong Park or shop in Sapa market. In the late afternoon we take a bus ride to Lao Cai for night train back to Hanoi. Overnight in an air-conditioned soft sleeper wooden cabin

Day 5: Arrive in Hanoi. Trip completes
Arrive in Hanoi around 5.00 am. Trip completes at the train station

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